It was an all day jam session at Sons & Daughters Farm & Winery in Lake Worth.

Several bands performing to help raise money for the Corey Jones Scholarship Foundation.

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“It’s a real privilege for us to be part of this and help remember such a beautiful human being. You can see it in the kids that came and drummed and the musicians that worked with him,” said Teal Pfeifer, Manager at Sons & Daughters Farm & Winery.

“We really like to play at events that really stand behind movements and there’s nothing like music and family combined. So thank you to the Jones family,” said Singer Katrina Rose of the bans ‘Black + Creme.’

Two years ago, Jones, a musician himself, was gunned down by Palm Beach Gardens police officer Nouman Raja on the off ramp of I-95 at PGA Boulevard. Jones was awaiting a tow truck.

A reality Corey’s brother CJ still has trouble coming to grips with.

“I never thought I would be in this spot, predicament. To ever be talking about a scholarship in my brothers name,” said CJ.

And although two years have passed, CJ said it never gets easier.

“It’s like yesterday man. It never... Same feeling. Same pain. Nothing different,” said CJ.

But CJ said he’s now ‘Keeping the Beat Alive’ using Corey’s death as way to shine light on injustices and provide opportunities for youth interested in music.

“We can’t take it back. All we can do is move forward and try to make things better for the long run for other people,” said CJ.

All the money raised from admission and some from vendors will go towards the foundation in Jones’ name.

So far the foundation has given out three scholarships: two for students studying music and one studying criminal justice.